The Real World by Owl City
Standard Tuning
Capo: 1st Fret
This is pretty much my first tab from scratch, so it might not be perfect but it sounds
as best as I could make it! Enjoy.
[INTRO]
CDmAm7FCDmFG
[VERSE 1]
CDm
I saw the autumn leaves
Am7F
Peel up off the street
CDm
Take wing on the balmy breeze
FG
And sweep you off your feet
CDm
And you blushed as they scooped you up
Am7F
On sugar maple wings
CDm
To gaze down on the city below
FG
Ablaze with wondrous things
[CHORUS]
AmGF
Downy feathers kiss your face
G
And flutter everywhere
AmGF
Reality is a lovely place
G
But I wouldn't wanna live there
CDmAm7F
I wouldn't wanna live there
CDmFG
[VERSE 2]
CDm
Weighed down by heavy lids
Am7F
And lunar lullabies
CDm
I knew you were wide awake
FG
'Cause you smile with your eyes
[CHORUS]
AmGF
Downy feathers kiss your face
G
And flutter everywhere
AmGF
Reality is a lovely place
G
But I wouldn't wanna live there
[BRIDGE]
CDm
From the green belt balcony
Am7F
The wildfires look so pretty
CDm
Ponderosa canopy
FG
I'd never leave if it were up to me
CDm
To the ruby redwood tree
Am7F
And to the velvet climbing ivy
CDm
Painted all mahogany
FGC
I'd never leave if it were up to me
(If it were up to me)
FG
With a starry brush
F
Paint the dusk venetian blue
G
'Cause in the evening hush
CF
You'll never believe the view
G
And when the leaves return
F
And their whisperings fill the night
G
They'll freeze and burn
C
Where fire and ice collide
CDmAm7F
Where fire and ice collide
CDmFG
[CHORUS 2 & 1]
AmGF
Can you feel a silk embrace
G
In the satin air?
AmGF
If we dissolve without a trace
G
Will the real world even care?
AmGF
Downy feathers kiss your face
G
And flutter everywhere
AmGF
Reality is a lovely place
G
But I wouldn't wanna live there
CDmAm7F
I wouldn't wanna live there
CDmFG
[OUTRO]
CDm
I saw the autumn leaves
Am7F
Peel up off the street
CDm
Take wing on the balmy breeze
FG
And sweep you off your feet...